Xia Zhu first held back her tears and said, "Miss, when did you return to Beijing?"

"My mother died of illness and left on the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Xia Zhu was stunned, "Madame injured her body when she gave birth to the little master, and she went to Liaodong Mansion to suffer, and her body will definitely not be able to hold it." Xia Zhu choked up and couldn't speak, and said for a long time: "Are the second young lady and the little young master okay?"

"They're all fine, Yan'er is back, living with me, and she's a big girl. ”

Xia Zhu smiled with tears, "That's good, that's good." Don't be sad, Miss, I'll bring you a stool, and you can rest for a while. ”

Xia Zhu went to move the chair, and Qin E found that she was walking with a slight limp.

"Xia Zhu, what's wrong with your leg?"

"Half a year ago, I accidentally broke it, I didn't raise it well, and I fell into a little problem. ”

Chun Nier said suddenly: "It's not a fall, it's a discount from Daddy." ”

"Chuniel, don't talk nonsense. ”

Chunni said aggrievedly: "I'm not talking nonsense, it was Daddy who beat me." He drank too much and said he was going to sell me for money, and you quarreled with her, and he broke his leg with a stick. He didn't get you a doctor, and he asked you to do laundry and cook, and your leg was broken. ”

Although the child was only a little over three years old, he was articulate and intelligent, and retold the whole thing as it was.

"Xia Zhu, is this true?"

Xia Zhu lowered his eyes in silence.

Qin E looked at Xia Zhu, who was slender as if a gust of wind could blow it away, and her heart twitched. Among the four people in spring, summer, autumn and winter, Xia Zhu's appearance is slightly inferior to the other three, but his eyebrows and eyes are exquisite, his skin is fair, and he is very attractive.

At this time, Xia Zhu's face was covered with wind and frost, and he was more than three or four years old.

"Xia Zhu, you go back with me. ”

Xia Zhu chuckled and said, "The eldest lady said stupid things, I was sold by the Qin Mansion, how can I go back?" Don't worry, he is actually not too bad. Two years ago, I took Chuniel around hiding, I got seriously ill and passed out at his doorstep, and he took us in and found a doctor to treat me. The other person was not bad at first, but later, like Chunlan's husband, he got involved in gambling, and then he changed his temper a little bit. ”

A trace of hesitation flashed on Xia Zhu's face, he looked down at Chun Nier, knelt down and kowtowed to Qin E and said, "Miss, I have a reluctant request." I'm fine with everything, but Chuniel is so pitiful. The last time he wanted to sell Chuniel, I saved the child with a broken leg. But next time, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep her. I beg you to bring her back and give her a bite to eat. ”

Qin E pulled her up from the ground, "She is Chunlan's child, of course I will take care of her." ”

Chunnier understood the words of the adults, hugged Xia Zhu's thigh and cried, "Mother, don't give me away, I don't want to leave you." ”

Xia Zhu put his arm around her and persuaded softly: "Silly child, you will only suffer if you follow me." The eldest lady is well fed and warmly clothed, so that you can live in peace, and you go with her. ”

Chunnier shook her head violently, "No, I'm not going anywhere, what should I do if I'm gone, what if you are alone, what if Daddy beats you again?"

Xia Zhu's eyes were red, and he held back his tears, "If you don't go, what if he wants to sell you again one day?" With the eldest lady taking care of you, my mother will rest assured, you should be for me, okay?"

Qin E said: "There is a little girl named Nianxi in my yard, she is a little older than you, can you go back with me and be her company?"

Chunnier choked up and said, "Then can I still see my mother?"

"Of course, when you want to see her, I'll take you to see her. ”

Hearing the assurance, Chuniel's crying gradually stopped.

Gray Wen stepped forward and took her hand, "Sister, there is something interesting here, let's go to the side to play, and let your mother talk to the eldest lady." ”

Xia Zhu wiped his eyes and said, "Back then, I was sold to a merchant as a concubine, and I found out through him that Chunlan was given to his nephew by Mama Wei. Later, I was resold and escaped halfway to find Chunlan. Chunnier was sold to traffickers by his father at the time, and I secretly took the baby away while I was trading. ”

"Neither of us had a household registration, and we hid all the way to Tibet, and we lived a long period of dark days, and we almost didn't survive several times. After I was rescued, I married the man I am now, and I was given a place to live. ”

Qin E said: "Xia Zhu, it doesn't matter if you don't go back to the house with me, I can find you a place to live." ”

Xia Zhu shook his head, "If you take Chunnier away, I will be relieved." Although life is hard, but I can't die, I will take care of myself. Xia Zhu smiled slightly, his face full of wind and frost, and his eyes were as bright as ever, "I still have to keep this life to see Mrs. and the Shen family redress their grievances." ”

Qin E looked at her with emotion. Chunlan and Qiuju are four, Chunlan's temperament is too soft, Qiuju is too modest, and Dongmei's temper is too anxious. Only Xia Zhu is as his name, on the surface tepid, light and light, but strong and tenacious, he is a more courageous and indomitable person.

Mother once said that Xia Zhu is a proper person who can deliver big things. Back then, Chunlan was in the house, she was outside, helping her mother to take care of Furong Hall and Qin Mansion in an orderly manner, and she was her mother's right-hand man.

After a few years, Xia Zhu has suffered so much and suffered so much, just to give his mother Zhaoxue and see the Shen family redress their grievances.

Qin E felt more and more ashamed and guilty about herself in her previous life.

In her last life, she was only immersed in grief and boundless fantasies about Wei Changqing, doing nothing and waiting for others to help, and finally misled others and harmed herself.

In the previous life, how did Xia Zhu wait for herself in despair, and what kind of ending did she end? And Chunlan's daughter Chuniel, without her help, was she sold to human traffickers in the end and lived a miserable life?

Qin E burst into tears when she thought about it.

On the carriage back, Meng Jingke said: "If you can't rest assured, I'll ask someone to settle her in another place." And this child, if it's inconvenient for you to bring it home, leave it to me, and I'll send someone to take care of her. ”

Qin E wiped away her tears, "Chunlan is because we don't have it, and I must take care of her daughter myself." It may be a bit of a trick to bring it in, but it shouldn't be a big problem. As for Xia Zhu, I will find another way. ”

Meng Jingke nodded, "If you need anything, just tell me." ”

Qin E's eyes were swollen into two walnuts, and she hung her head and didn't dare to look at him. Meng Jingke asked Gray Wen: "Do you still have the jasper paste that was given to you last time?"

Gray Wen nodded, "There's still a little left." ”

"You go back and mix it with warm water, and put a wet handkerchief on your young lady's eyes, and the swelling will soon go down. ”

The jasper paste that is hard to find is mixed with water to apply to the eyes, and I don't know how many people are heartbroken.

Gray Wen was familiar with Meng Jingke, and felt that he was very good to Miss, so he nodded neatly and "hey" when he heard the words, and agreed.